38 civilians arrested in Gampaha town

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 17:18 GMT]Thirty eight civilians were taken into custody in cordon and search
operations conducted in Gampaha town from Sunday evening till Monday
evening. 25 of them are Tamil civilians, majority of them are
residents of North and East, sources said.

Police sources said the arrested were detained in police stations and
were being inquired as they failed to prove their identity and justify
their presence in the location.